diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
index 9fac55c24..07becbf3c 100755
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
@@ -1665,13 +1665,6 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 		return rc;
 
 	while (--link_train_max_retries) {
-		rc = dp_ctrl_reinitialize_mainlink(ctrl);
-		if (rc) {
-			DRM_ERROR("Failed to reinitialize mainlink. rc=%d\n",
-					rc);
-			break;
-		}
-
 		training_step = DP_TRAINING_NONE;
 		rc = dp_ctrl_setup_main_link(ctrl, &cr, &training_step);
 		if (rc == 0) {
@@ -1712,6 +1705,12 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 				break; /* lane == 1 already */
 			}
 		}
+
+		rc = dp_ctrl_reinitialize_mainlink(ctrl);
+		if (rc) {
+			DRM_ERROR("Failed to reinitialize mainlink. rc=%d\n", rc);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ctrl->link->sink_request & DP_TEST_LINK_PHY_TEST_PATTERN)